Mom's Fried Chicken Gizzards

Total Time: 3 hrs 10 mins Preparation Time: 3 hrs Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 lbs chicken gizzards
• 2 tablespoons salt
• 6 cups water
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 1 1/2 tablespoons fresh ground pepper
• salt
• fresh ground pepper
• shortening

Recipe

• 1 2-3 hours prior to cooking. in a large bowl or dutch oven, place gizzards, water and 2 tbls salt. let soak. (this draws out that bloody/organ taste). change salty water every 1/2 hour to hour, for 2-3 hours.
• 2 drain gizzards. place drained gizzards on paper toweling, and pat dry.
• 3 salt and pepper both sides of the gizzards.
• 4 in a large zippy bag, place flour and salt and pepper.
• 5 in your favorite chicken frying pan (i use grandma's old cast-iron skillet), melt enough shortening to get 1/4" in the pan.
• 6 place a handful of gizzards in flour baggie. shake.
• 7 remove gizzards from baggie. shake off excess flour mix.
• 8 gently place gizzards in the hot shortening. cover with lid ajar. cook for 5 mins on medium-high heat, or until browned.
• 9 turn gizzards, and cover for another 5 mins or until browned.
• 10 (pleae note: gizzards will fry better if cooked in batches. place cooked gizzards in the oven on 'warm' or 200 degrees, between batches.).
• 11 enjoy!